Londoners rally to measure plastic’s hidden impact on the Thames
Thousands of wet wipes flushed down toilets are shedding plastic into the river and changing the shape of the riverbed Date of release: Monday…
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Thames21 finds a record 1,300 bottles on one site in one day, in Thamesmead
Communications Manager Ian Lamont reports on a discovery of a huge number of single us plastic bottles in Thamesmead and explains how it fits into…
Outfall safaris are tackling river pollution – and you can help as a citizen scientist!
Joe Pecorelli, the Zoological Society of London’s Europe Conservation Project Manager, tells us about work running across the capital to prioritise and map sources of…
4,500 wet wipes found in one patch of Thames foreshore
Shock findings reveal that the Thames has the highest concentration of wet wipes ever recorded in Britain – with 277 found in just one square metre. Over 4,500…
Largest citizen science Thames event of the year will measure hidden plastic menace
Large mounds are changing the shape of the Thames foreshore. On April 1, the day before the Boat Race, the public will help measure how much…
Thames21 data features on London TV as London Assembly investigates impact of plastic bottles
This Wednesday was an even busier one than usual for Thames21. We were interviewed by both London Live and BBC London about the huge problem…
Thames21 honours its volunteers with special celebration and talk from author Tom Bolton
Thames21 celebrated the ‘exponential impact’ of our volunteers last night at Wapping riverside pub the Prospect of Whitby. Entitled ‘Lost and Found in our…
2,500 bottles stranded on the shore
By AJ McConville, Thames River Watch Programme Coordinator 2,500 plastic drinking bottles. That’s the number of single-use plastic drinks bottles collected from the Thames foreshore…
Thames21 to receive support from FatFace in Chelsea during Black Friday week
Date of release: November 17th, 2016 The Chelsea branch of FatFace, the clothing and gifts outlet, has chosen Thames21 as their “Thanks for Giving” charity…